VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Tool Comparison

Portfolio123 vs Trackinsight comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Portfolio123 adds Screeners, Quant, Stock Ideas, Correlation, Financials, GDP, Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, Consumer Sentiment, Housing & Construction, APIs & SDKs, Broker Connectors, and Videos coverage that Trackinsight skips.

Trackinsight includes ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, Factor Exposure, ESG Ratings, and News categories that Portfolio123 omits.

In depth comparison

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Portfolio123

portfolio123.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Rules‑based quant research and portfolio‑management platform. Free Manage module covers multi‑account tracking, watchlists, and broker connectivity, while paid Research/DataMiner/API tiers unlock multifactor ranking, screening, long history backtests, AI Factor, and programmatic access. API & DataMiner use an API‑credit system with monthly caps that depend on your membership; the 21‑day paid Research trial excludes API/DataMiner and runs on a limited history slice.

Platforms

WebAPIDesktop

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias.
  • Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems.
  • Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues.
  • AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
  • Manage module (free) provides portfolio/account tracking with real‑time quotes, multi‑account strategy tracking, stock timelines, integrated research views, and re‑imagined watchlists that chart watchlist performance vs benchmarks.

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Trackinsight

trackinsight.com

Global ETF research & data platform for screening, comparing and analyzing ETFs worldwide. Free Essentials accounts support the core screener, comparison tools and personal lists, while ETF Portfolio Insights, enterprise workflows and ETF Data Services/API are sold on paid tiers (Nasdaq Data Link lists ETF database packages starting around USD 5k/year).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors.
  • Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks.
  • Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence.
  • Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
  • ETF Portfolio Insights module to analyze, optimize and backtest ETF portfolios, providing portfolio-level views of performance, exposures, factor profiles and risk metrics, with advanced factor analysis powered by partner Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC venture).

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Where they differ

Portfolio123

Distinct strengths include:

  • Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias.
  • Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems.
  • Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues.
  • AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.

Trackinsight

Distinct strengths include:

  • Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors.
  • Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks.
  • Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence.
  • Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributePortfolio123Trackinsight
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Data APIs, Education, Blogs

Unique: Screeners, Quant, Stock Ideas, Correlation, Financials, GDP, Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, Consumer Sentiment, Housing & Construction, APIs & SDKs, Broker Connectors, Videos

Shared: Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Data APIs, Education, Blogs

Unique: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, Factor Exposure, ESG Ratings, News

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Closed-End Funds

ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API, Desktop

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias.
  • Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems.
  • Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues.
  • AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
  • Manage module (free) provides portfolio/account tracking with real‑time quotes, multi‑account strategy tracking, stock timelines, integrated research views, and re‑imagined watchlists that chart watchlist performance vs benchmarks.
  • Broker connectivity enables sending orders from Portfolio123 to linked brokerage accounts (e.g., Interactive Brokers, Tradier), syncing holdings and fills automatically while keeping assets at your existing broker.

Unique

  • Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors.
  • Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks.
  • Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence.
  • Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
  • ETF Portfolio Insights module to analyze, optimize and backtest ETF portfolios, providing portfolio-level views of performance, exposures, factor profiles and risk metrics, with advanced factor analysis powered by partner Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC venture).
  • Dedicated ESG Investing / ESG Observatory channel with an ESG ETF screener that can filter ETFs by ESG scores, strategies, SFDR category and SDG alignment, plus ESG news and educational content.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Portfolio123 and Trackinsight both support?

Both platforms cover Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Data APIs, Education, and Blogs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Portfolio123 and Trackinsight require subscriptions?

Both Portfolio123 and Trackinsight keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Portfolio123 and Trackinsight?

Both Portfolio123 and Trackinsight prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Portfolio123 differentiates itself with Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., whereas Trackinsight stands out for Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., and Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence..

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Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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